Today's CIO faces incredible demands - improve operations, decrease costs and increase revenue through innovation. Their success depends on creating a value connection between investments and business profit and the best place to draw that parallel is the boardroom. CIOs need to make their way into the boardroom to position IT in front of business initiatives with confidence and demonstrated results. Chris Filandro of Meritage Homes Corp believes the goal of every CIO should be to gain a permanent seat at the table with the board of directors.

In this engaging session, Filandro will share his 12-step process for value demonstration and functional elevation. He will touch on key attributes such as IT marketing, financial analysis, managing perception and message delivery.

Chris FilandroVP and CIO, Meritage Homes Corporation

Chris Filandro was involved in the world of IT
long before he obtained his first degree.
In 1993, he started his career as a Network Engineer consulting for
Lehman Brothers, followed by positions of increasing responsibility in IT
leadership. After being in the business
from more than a decade, he earned a BS in Finance followed by an MBA. In 2004, he began working at Meritage Home
Corporation as Manager of Infrastructure
and Client Services. By 2008, he was
promoted to VP and CIO for the real estate development company. In this role he is responsible for all
aspects of the information services organization including Application,
Infrastructure, Security, and Service & Support. Meritage constructs single-family homes
across the western, Southern, and Southeastern US and active adult communities
in 12 metropolitan areas in Arizona, Texas, California, Nevada, Colorado, and
Florida. Founded in 1995, the company is
headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ and employees about 1300 people